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AAMC Names Community Service Award for Montefiore President Spencer Foreman MD
The AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) has re-named its annual community service award after Montefiore president Dr. Spencer Foreman. The award will now be called:Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service.Dr. Foreman served as chair of the AAMC from 1992-1993, and he is ...

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Above the Crowd
In the first ADVANCE for Nurses Readers' Choice Best Hospital survey, hundreds of nurses ranked Montefiore Number 2 out of 290 hospitals in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. In fact, only eight other hospitals were included in the Honor Roll by ADVANCE. We scored high in all categories, Communication, Organizational Culture, Professional Development, Quality of Care and Retention Efforts....

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The Montefiore Health System serves the 2 million residents of the Bronx and nearby Westchester County as well as patients from across the nation and around the world. Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, it offers preventive, primary, specialty, acute and long-term care. At the center of the Montefiore system are four hospitals: the 726-bed Henry and Lucy Moses Division; the 396-bed Jack D. Weiler Division; the 369-bed North Division; and The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, a spectacular 106-bed center of pediatric specialty care located at the Moses Division that also anchors an extensive network of community-based children's services. The Children's Hospital at Montefiore is ranked as one of "America's Best Children's Hospitals" in US News ...

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Advanced IMRT Radiation Cancer Treatment Safeguards Healthy Tissue Improves Patient Care: ASTRO
New advancements in a radiation oncology treatment called IMRT (intensity modulated radiation therapy) are proving far superior to standard radiation procedures used today in safeguarding the healthy tissues surrounding cancerous tumors, and thus improving patient......

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Aguirre Twins Walking - A Medical Miracle
Carl and Clarence Aguirre are now on their feet and walking independently, 13 months after the formerly conjoined Filipino twins were surgically separated at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM). Given their steady recovery to date, doctors are optimistic that the boys will continue their developmental gains and will enjoy a happy and healthy life. ...

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Aidan Fraser Leaves Montefiore; Will Soon Walk On His Own
Just three weeks after undergoing two major surgeries at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) to prevent paralysis from a large tumor wrapped around his spine, six-year-old Aidan Fraser, accompanied by his mother, today left CHAM en route to a rehabilitation facility....

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Apprentice Team Cheers Kids at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
The winning team on NBC's hit show "The Apprentice" turned up at the doors of the Children's Hospital at Montefiore one morning laden with e-gifts when multimillionaire Donald Trump offered them the most priceless reward of the season: the gift of giving back....

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Area Residents to Benefit as Montefiore Doubles Size of Weiler Emergency Room
Montefiore Medical Center is dramatically increasing the physical size of its Weiler Division Emergency Department and adding doctors, nurses and other specialists to further increase the quality of its emergency medical services as more and more patients seek emergency care at Montefiore's adult and pediatric emergency locations. ...

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B'N Fit Anti Obesity Program Receives Grant from New York State Health Foundation
The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth), established by the State of New York with charitable funds from the privatization of Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, announced its grant to the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center and The Childrens Hospital at Montefiore, which has been serving ...

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